For travellers on foot between Ambleside and Ullswater, the Scandale Pass is a much wilder and quieter option than joining the cars struggling up the Kirkstone Pass.

Four paths meet here: one from Ambleside, one from the northern end of Kirkstone, one from bulky Red Screes and one from Little Hart Crag, which belongs to the flailing eastern arm of the Fairfield massif, along with High Hartsop Dodd.

To the north west, just 131 feet (40 m) above the pass, is the small Scandale Tarn: an enticing prospect on a baking hot summer's day.

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1. High Sweden Bridge – Scandale Fell loop from Ambleside

13.7km

04:43

730m

720m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Red Screes summit cairn – Middle Dodd loop from Caudale Moor

9.86km

03:58

710m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Red Screes summit cairn – Dove Crag summit loop from Red Screes

16.2km

06:01

940m

950m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Elevation 520 m

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Location: Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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Scandale Pass

1. High Sweden Bridge – Scandale Fell loop from Ambleside

2. Red Screes summit cairn – Middle Dodd loop from Caudale Moor

3. Red Screes summit cairn – Dove Crag summit loop from Red Screes

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